A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1717

The one-month deadline was closing in.

Every person in the martial arts world had their eyes on Jiangdong.

It wasn't hard to see that they were waiting for the Chu family's decision on whether they would come to Jiangdong and apologize.

China's defense ministry had, too, upped its game around this period.

Large-scale military exercises were executed expansively and simultaneously in the country, including places like Nanhai, Donghai, and Xijiang, just to name a few.

On top of that, China's War God Castle had started recruiting fighters, especially those of Grandmaster ranks. They were all summoned to return to China to prepare for the possible danger that was about to hit them.

It had to be done because the world's most powerful family might decide to enter China in the next few days.

Sword Saint and his men might not be able to stop their advancements, but they had to be wholly ready with their defensive duties.

Troops were sent to provinces around Jiangdong en masse.

Sword Saint had qualms about the Chu family's apology. What they were really after might be China's martial art world.

That was why Sword Saint and his men had to imagine the worst-case scenario before anything could happen.

Anyway, those who were the most anxious about the Chu family coming to apologize in Jiangdong weren't the Ye family. Instead, it was those running War God Castle.

Ye Fan, on the other hand, was lazing his days away. Mucheng had been talking to Ye Fan about their plans for their honeymoon trip almost every day. They never stopped chatting about what they were going to eat and what they were going to do.

There were even days when Mucheng lugged him to go shopping for clothes for that trip.

This young lady had been looking forward to the warm and fuzzy vacation around the corner.

On the other side of the globe was Angie.

She had been monitored strictly by her father and brother after the war of the Chu Sect had ended.

They would insist on at least two Grandmaster fighters to be her chaperone, in any case, she was headingout.

These arrangements weren't born out of the fear that Angie might be a runaway bride but the fear of her looking for Ve Fan.

Bill had given her numerous thoughtful advice on this matter, but Angie was as stubborn as a mule. She didn't care even if Ye Fan had already told her personally that he won't be seeing her in the future. All she wanted was to meet him one last time.

After all, Angie knew that Ye Fan's words that day weren't a sign of aversion. He said it protect he

The more she thought about it, the harder it became to put the man out of her mind.

She longed to see him and tell him that she wasn't scared about the Chu family's revenge. She wanted him to know that she would become as strong as he was, do things she had set her heart on, and go after the man she loved despite all odds.

The Jones were perturbed by Angie's aspirations.

"Angie, can you think about your family? Think about your brother and me!

"You do know that the way the Chu family treated us has changed significantly because of your relationship with that guy from China, right? If you don't come to your senses anytime soon, you'll be dragging the whole family into this muddy affair.

Angie, Please! I'm begging you."

That night, Bill and Michael pleaded so hard that tears brimmed their eyes.

Angie finally said yes to their requests.

She vowed not to look for Ye Fan and to cut ties with him.

She had one condition, though. She wanted to see him one last time before honoring her promise.

She wanted to tell him everything that was pent up in

her heart.

"Can I, Father? Ye Fan is a very important person to me, and I do know that he and I will never be together. But even so, even if we never crossed paths again in the future, I still want to say a proper goodbye and end this thing on good terms. You know, a proper closure.

"Can I, Father? Michael? I swear this will be the last time. I'll come back straight after meeting him and perform my duties as the heiress to the Jones family. I'll be an obedient daughter and a good sister. I'll give my all to bring honor to our family." She begged for their approval in tears.

Bill and Michael eventually softened their stances. They were moved by Angie's sincerity and tears.

Angie then turned toward Bill. "Father, please. Let me see Ye Fan one last time."

"You're right, Angie. It's only fair to have closure," Michael commented.

Seeing his daughter beseechingly asking for his permission, Bill wavered. Finally, he dropped his

shoulders and let out a deep sigh. "Do whatever you want. However—” Bill paused and then stressed Angie's pledge, “—you have to return as soon as possible after you've met him. Also, make sure you keep every promise you've made to me and never see Ye Fan or have anything to do with him."

"Yes, Father." Angie nodded. A tinge of sadness and gloom clouded the sparkle in her eyes. Perhaps to Angie, losing Ye Fan was equivalent to losing someone very dear in her life.

No matter how much she had mentally and psychologically prepared herself for this, the thought of not seeing him again in the future sent stinging pains into her heart.

However, Angie wasn't the same naive girl she used to be after the Chu Sect War.

She grew to be considerate to Bill and Michael and didn't blame them for their actions.

She only had her incapability to blame.

She was too weak to protect her loved ones, and she didn't have the power like Ye Fan to go against the Chu family.

"If you insist to go, do it tonight. However, Angie, I'm afraid I can't have Grandmaster warriors escorting you to China. The most I can do is to find you some guards discreetly to assure your safety." Still, Bill was worried.

He was afraid that mobilizing the Grandmaster warriors in the family would arouse suspicion.

There will be ramifications if Angie's undertaking of traveling to China to see Ye Fan was made aware.

Hence, the only safe way to keep Angie safe was to hire Grandmasters from other establishments.

"It won't be necessary, Father. I'm capable of protecting myself now. Plus, Ms. Tang had also announced that she had already taken me under her wing. No one would dare mess with me since I'm officially her disciple." Angie expressed her will to be independent.

"I'll do just fine on my own on this journey to look for Ye Fan. It's easier for me to stay undetected on my own, anyway." Angie proposed to go solo as she could sense that Bill was having a hard time finding the best way for her to travel to China undetected.

Bill pondered on her suggestion for some time and thought that it did make sense.

"Alright. Be alert and stay safe. Remember to come back as soon as possible!" Bill couldn't stop worrying about his daughter.

"Yes, Father." Angie gestured assent, went to her room, and started packing for the journey.

Bill was all emotional when he saw Angie leaving in haste.

Michael, who was standing next to him, was entangled by contradicting sentiments.

"Father, this should be Angle's first solo trip to somewhere so far."

"It is," Bill sighed.

It was hard for him to imagine a young girl in her teens, someone who had never traveled alone, going overseas all by herself. How much courage had this young lady mustered to wend her way across mountains and seas just to see a person one last time?

"Let's hope that your sister will truly let it go after seeing him." Bill was still struggling with his decision,

though.

He knew that to make Angie forget Ye Fan was the cruelest thing to do.

However, such is life.

In life, the lack of autonomy in one's fate was the reason for our too many regrets.

Bill said yes to Angie's request of seeing Ye Fan one last time because he wanted to lessen the regrets she might have, even by only a pinch.

"Chu Tianfan, what did you do to make Angie go all out for you?" Michael sighed. He felt sorry for his sister, and to see her going through this broke his heart.

Was she tired of waiting? Was she that eager to see Ye Fan?

On the very same night, that young lady, barely hitting the legal age, grabbed her bag and headed to the airport.

She was going to embark on a journey that would take her overseas to meet Ye Fan all alone!

Angie herself was aware that her actions were a little too impulsive, or some would say, ludicrous.

Yet, one should hop on some nonsensical adventures during their youth, shouldn't they?

Carpe diem! Our lives would be bare if we didn't go unhinged in oursalad days!